More protection against hacking needed for vulnerable satellite communications




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Summary: As the the military sorts out its strategy for managing its space assets, one thing has become clear. Satellites and satellite communications are vulnerable. Adversaries are devising ways to jam GPS or hack into satellites. Retired Army reserve colonel Lawrence Sellin, who has expertise in IT command and control joined us to discuss why he feels the the U.S. must pursue a more focused and organized approach to protecting space assets.